Addiction Recovery Counselor (Mental Health Services)

1 day ago
United States$57K - $66KFull TimeAddiction Medicine
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Vinfen as a Addiction Recovery Counselor – $57K-$66K, Sign-On Bonus in United States. Overview The ACCS Addiction Recovery Counselor promotes the full integration and functioning of Persons Served (PS) needed to live successfully in the community. Works collaboratively with PS to understand how the use of substances impacts their lives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Screens, assesses, and reassesses substance use, addiction risk and addiction treatment needs using Simple Screening Instrument for Substance Abuse (SSI
  • Provide direct interventions and supports to PS by the Team with Substance misuse/addiction regardless of where they reside.
  • Employ trauma informed, recovery
  • oriented, person

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required; Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
  • Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor or Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (LADC 1, LADC II, CADC I, or CADC II) in Massachusetts required.
  • Clinical experience working with people with co
  • occurring disorders or addictions preferred.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $57K - $66K
  • Signing bonus: $2,000.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers a signing bonus. Work with Vinfen in United States.

Key Skills

Addiction counselingMotivational interviewingSubstance abuse assessmentHarm reductionRelapse preventionTrauma-informed careCognitive behavioral interventionsCrisis preventionCase managementClinical documentationMedication assisted treatmentPsycho-educational servicesSSI-SASBIRTWRAPAddiction recovery
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Addiction Recovery Counselor (Mental Health Services) at Vinfen a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Addiction Medicine physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Addiction Medicine — Physician Career Context

This Addiction Medicine position at Vinfen is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Compensation Analysis

Vinfen lists compensation for this physician position at $57k to $66k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($57k–$66k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Addiction counseling, Motivational interviewing, Substance abuse assessment, Harm reduction, Relapse prevention, Trauma-informed care, Cognitive behavioral interventions, Crisis prevention. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Addiction Medicine role.

Core responsibilities: The Addiction Recovery Counselor assesses substance use needs, develops treatment formulations, and provides evidence-based interventions to support recovery. They also coordinate with care teams to ensure access to community resources and provide ongoing training and mentoring to staff.

Benefits package: Sign-On Bonus ($2K), Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, Flexible Spending Accounts. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Addiction Medicine physician jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Vinfen

Mental Health Care
Cambridge , Massachusetts
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Sign-On Bonus ($2K)
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Flexible Spending Accounts
4.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

yesterday

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